Floor scraper



Oct. 24, 1933. D, JOHNSON ET AL 1,931,926

FLOOR SCRAPER Filed March 7. 1932 W y- I Maia/ efazaom George Zarswz WITNESS; ATTORNEY Patented Oct. '24, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE A 1 Claim.

Our present invention has reference to a manually operated scraping tool for floors and other surfaces which is characterized by simplicity in construction, cheapness to manufacture and reliability and efficiency in practical use.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in theimprovement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a face view of the improvement.

Figure 2 is a sectional View approximately on the line 22 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Figure l. I

The tool is constructed and is cast to provide a substantially rectangular member 1 whose upper end is centrally formed with a socket .2 for a handle 3. The second or outer end 4 of the member 1 is widened from its connection with the sides 5 thereof and this widened portion 4, from its outer edge is centrally formed with a continuous slot 6 that affords a pocket for the upper end of a scraper blade 7. The blade is clamped in the slot or bifurcation 6 by spaced bolts 8 that are engaged by the usual nuts and between the heads of the bolts and the nuts there are preferably lock washers 9. The nuts andbolts compress the sides providedby the opening or bifurcation 6 in the end 4 toward each other so that the blade is tightly clamped in the pocket provided therefor. The upper edge of the end 4, between the sides 5,

is rounded, as at 10, and this rounded portion may be engaged by the foot of the user of the tool, should the scraping operation be of such difficulty as to prevent the floor or like surface being properly scraped by the use of the handle 3.

The tool is operated in the usual manner, and the central opening 11 provided by the tool not only affords a passage for the foot of the operator, should the scraping operation require additional pressure than is exerted by the hands of the operator on the handle 3, but the said opening permits the passage of shavings therethrough.

It is believed that the simplicity of the construction and the advantages will be understood and appreciated so that further detailed description will not be required.

Having described the invention, we claim:-

A floor scraper comprising a fiat substantially rectangular member having one edge bifurcated,

a scraping blade received by the bifurcated edge,

a socketed element formed integrally with the member-and projecting beyond the opposite edge of said member from the bifurcated edge, a handle secured in the socketed element,vmeans for securing the blade in the bifurcated edge of said member, said member having a rectangular shaped opening and provided with a rounded wall adjacent the bifurcated edge to provide a rest for a persons foot when placed in the opening, said opening permitting shavings from the blade to pass through said member. 5

DAVID JOHNSON. GEORGE LARSON. 

